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Discovery
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dis·cov·er·y
/
dɪˈskʌv
ə
ri
/
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[
dih-
skuhv
-
uh
-ree
]
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noun,
plural
dis·cov·er·ies.
1.
the act or an instance of
discovering
.
2.
something
discovered
.
3.
Law.
compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents.
4.
(
initial capital letter, italics
)
U.S. Aerospace.
the third space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
Origin:
1545–55;
discover
+
-y
3
Related forms
non·dis·cov·er·y,
noun,
plural
non·dis·cov·er·ies.
pre·dis·cov·er·y,
noun,
plural
pre·dis·cov·er·ies.
re·dis·cov·er·y,
noun,
plural
re·dis·cov·er·ies.
self-dis·cov·er·y,
noun,
plural
self·-dis·cov·er·ies.
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World English Dictionary
discovery
(dɪˈskʌvərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-eries
1.
the act, process, or an instance of discovering
2.
a person, place, or thing that has been discovered
3.
law
the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his possession
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
discovery
1550s, from
discover
+
-y
(1). Earlier in this sense was discovering (mid-14c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
There is a queasy suspicion that the process of
discovery
is in some way corrupted if it is driven by profit.
The paleontologists say their
discovery
advances understanding of dinosaur evolution and diversification.
The dramatic transformation gives the garden an appealing sense of
discovery
and maximizes its potential.
From that humble location, she recently made an extraordinary
discovery
.
Their
discovery
can be phrased simply: enciphering schemes should be asymmetric.
Such a
discovery
would be of tremendous scientific significance.
We owe to our first journeys the
discovery
that place is nothing.
For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the
discovery
.
Once the barrier of high cost is broken, missions will be more frequent and the pace of
discovery
will be faster.
As for the scientific importance of this
discovery
, a tail coming from a planet is certainly a curiosity.
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